Hello everyone,

i am writing this from my old blackberry key 2 which is getting around 8 years now, has android 8.1. i need a successor phone.

I need a qwertz keyboard, qwerty is ok too.

So i was happy when they announced the clicks communicator and now there is a second option, the minimal phone 2. Both will come out in december 2026 if everything goes according to plan.

The unihertz titan 2 elite is out there too, but i prefer to have the option to have an open bootloader, so the titan is out of my scope…

I like that the minimal has its own android and says: its your device, of course it has an open bootloader…

But its around 100€ more money…

How would you decide?

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    23·
    1 month ago

    What are your priorities?

    I’d lay out a spreadsheet with the different specs/features so you can see them side-by-side. Highlight important features.

    Then differences will stand out.

    I don’t know enough about either, but have been watching them with interest as I miss a real keyboard. Not sure I want to trade screen for it, but I did carry a Palm Treo and well, really, the screen now is smaller and wonky whenever a keyboard is up anyway.

    • Feddinat0r@feddit.orgOPEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Well they are both nice. Naja the clicks has more marketing and blin blin attitude, the minimal phone more a techy, minimal approach.

      The one has a bigger battery, the other one has “android minimal” whatever that is…

      Its difficult, that is why i am coming here :)

      • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        33·
        1 month ago

        I do suspect Clicks has a better keyboard, and Minimal is targeting an Apple aesthetic.

        A spreadsheet will really help - I’ve been surprised at what became important when doing this. Weight can be significant, as can brightness. I’d really like to see how bright either is.

        Minimal looks like it may use a glass back. Eww. That means heavier and absolutely requires a case, which means more weight (and bulk).

        Communicator looks like it has a textured back and a shape that’ll be easier to handle.

        Minimal’s website is all about slick - it doesn’t eve have any specs - and that really turns me off. Clicks has been open from the start about their goals, and keeping us informed.

        • sbeak@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          It is likely a glass back, since it supports wireless charging (a big no no for metal backs)

          • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
            22·
            1 month ago

            Plastic, why can’t we have plastic phones?

            I have an entry-level Moto that’s all plastic. So light. Bounces when dropped. Plastic back texture makes it easy to grip.

            My Samsung S4 with a plastic back had wireless charging in 2017!

            I want wireless charging to work, but frankly it sucks. It’s slow, it heats everything.

            • sbeak@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              1·
              1 month ago

              I never said they were terrible. Plastic fantastic is lighter, doesn’t shatter, and cheaper too. But in the context of the MP2, it’s almost certainly a glass back, since it supports wireless charging and it doesn’t look like a plastic one. Kind of sucks, but hey, they’re trying to target iPhone users and all that (as you said, Apple aesthetic)

              And yes, wireless charging is pretty lame in my opinion. The technology is cool, but it’s really not that inconvenient to plug in a cable, especially if you have one of those phone stands with the slot at the bottom for a cable to seep through